RogerEbert.comis an Americanfilm reviewwebsite that archives reviews written by film criticRoger Ebertfor theChicago Sun-Timesand also shares other critics' reviews and essays. The website, underwritten by theChicago Sun-Times,was launched in 2002.[1]Ebert handpicked writers from around the world to contribute to the website. After Ebert died in 2013, the website was relaunched under Ebert Digital, a partnership founded between Ebert, his wifeChaz,and friend Josh Golden.[2]
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Type of site | Film review |
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| Available in | English |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Owner | Ebert Digital LLC |
| Founder(s) | Roger Ebert |
| URL | www |
| Current status | Active |
Background
editTwo months after Ebert's death,Chaz Eberthired film and television criticMatt Zoller Seitzas editor-in-chief for the website[3]because hisIndieWireblogPressPlayshared multiple contributors with RogerEbert.com, and because both websites promoted each other's content.[4]
The Dissolve's Noel Murray described the website's collection of Ebert reviews as "an invaluable resource, both for getting some front-line perspective on older movies, and for getting a better sense of who Ebert was." Murray said the website included reviews Ebert rarely discussed in conversation, such as those forChelsea Girls(1966) andGood Times(1967), written when Ebert was in his twenties.[5]R. Kurt Osenlund ofSlantsaid in 2013 that other contributors (including Seitz, Sheila O'Malley, and Odie Henderson) had "a lot of first-person narrative" in their work like Ebert did, adding, "but there are other contributors, like Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, who don't do so much of that. The overall diversity makes the site a kind ofartists' collective."[4]
RogerEbert.com has routinely hosted a "Women Writer's Week" in honor ofWomen's History Month,featuring content from female contributors for the entire week.[6]Following the2016 United States presidential election,the "Women Writer's Week" in 2017 was described byObserverto be "overtly political thanks to PresidentDonald Trump".Chaz Ebert said the2017 Women's Marchhelped motivate female contributors to contribute their perspective to film and politics.[7]
Year end lists
editRoger Ebert compiled "best of the year"movie lists beginning in 1967 until 2012. Since Ebert died, the practice has continued since 2014 with his website. The primary contributors do aBorda countwhere each critic ranks films, with ten points for the first-placed film to one point for the tenth-placed film. The scores are compiled and best film of the year is based on poll results.[8]
- 2014:Under the Skin
- 2015:Mad Max: Fury Road
- 2016:Moonlight
- 2017:Lady Bird
- 2018:Roma
- 2019:The Irishman
- 2020:Small Axe:Lovers Rock
- 2021:The Power of the Dog
- 2022:The Banshees of Inisherin
- 2023:Killers of the Flower Moon
References
edit- ^Miller, Quenton (February 23, 2017)."Roger Ebert, Wikipedia Editor".Guernica.Retrieved20 May2021.
- ^Hernandez, Brian Anthony (April 9, 2013)."Roger Ebert's Website for Film Reviews Gets Makeover".Mashable.com.RetrievedJune 22,2017.
- ^Abramovitch, Seth (June 4, 2013)."Matt Zoller Seitz Named Editor of RogerEbert.com".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedJune 22,2017.
- ^abOsenlund, R. Kurt (July 2, 2013)."One Month Later: Catching Up with RogerEbert.com Editor-in-Chief Matt Zoller Seitz".Slant.RetrievedJune 22,2017.
- ^Murray, Noel (June 30, 2014)."Roger Ebert's oldest, least-read reviews reveal the writer he'd become".The Dissolve.RetrievedJune 22,2017.
- ^Bonazzo, John (March 31, 2016)."RogerEbert.com Holds Women Writer's Week to Celebrate Diversity".Observer.RetrievedJune 22,2017.
- ^Bonazzo, John (March 27, 2017)."How a Movie Review Site Is Using Women Writers to Protest Trump".Observer.RetrievedJune 27,2017.
- ^"Ebert's 10 Best Lists: 1967–present".Chicago Sun-Times.Archived fromthe originalon September 8, 2006.